Monica Lam is a co-founder of MobiSocial and is a professor in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University. She is also a faculty director of the Stanford MobiSocial Computing Laboratory and a co-PI in the POMI (Programmable Open Mobile Internet) 2020 project.

Her current research interests are in building an open and federated social computing infrastructure. She has worked in the areas of compiler optimization, software analysis to improve security, and simplifying computer management with virtualization.

MobiSocial Founder and Stanford Computer Science Professor Monica Lam offers a compelling case for why mobile can disrupt the social space to create genuine and frictionless experiences. Lam discusses the importance of cross-platform capability and the high potential for open, non-proprietary systems for communication.

MobiSocial Founder and Stanford Computer Science Professor Monica Lam offers a compelling case for why mobile can disrupt the social space to create genuine and frictionless experiences. Lam discusses the importance of cross-platform capability and the high potential for open, non-proprietary systems for communication.

Entrepreneur and Stanford Professor Monica Lam challenges the current structure and design of "social networks." Lam describes why dependence on popular, but centralized services leaves a lot to be desired in comparison to distributed computing systems which would allow greater control over how personal data is stored and shared.

Stanford Computer Science Professor Monica Lam describes her focus on eliminating friction in social computing interactions. Lam also discusses why collaboration in the social setting is even harder to get right than in the enterprise space.

Entrepreneur and Stanford Professor Monica Lam answers a question on the challenges of commercializing research coming out of universities. According to Lam, when focusing on larger trends in computing, the fruits of disruptive research frequently require longer windows for uptake by industry and consumers.